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Sony buys stake in Michael Jackson’s catalogue in landmark deal

Michael Jackson‘s catalogue in a landmark deal.According to Billboard, the company will fork out at least $600million (£475million) for its stake in the late star’s publishing and recorded masters catalogue, with sources valuing it at between $1.2billion and $1.5billion in total. However, no exact figure is known currently.Should these numbers be accurate, the deal is expected to be the biggest-ever valuation of an artist’s music assets.It is said that Sony’s deal with the Michael Jackson estate does not include royalties from Broadway’s MJ The Musical and other theatrical productions featuring the King Of Pop’s material.But it reportedly includes songs by other acts from Jackson’s Mijac publishing catalogue such as Sly & The Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield and Ray Charles.The deal, which Billboard said closed in late 2023, trumps the $1.2billion that Queen are currently seeking for their recorded music, publishing and other income streams like royalties from the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic.Almost exactly one year ago, it was reported that the Michael Jackson estate was nearing a huge deal to sell half of its ownership in his catalogue.
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Watch Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox cover Michael Jackson’s ‘Give In To Me’ for latest ‘Sunday Lunch’ session
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox have covered Michael Jackson‘s ‘Give In To Me’ for their latest ‘Sunday Lunch’ performance.The musicians and married couple performed the “real fan fave” from the King Of Pop’s 10th album ‘Dangerous’ for this weekend’s musical ‘Sunday Lunch’ cover, which sees the pair perform classic rock songs from their kitchen.The King Crimson musician dressed up as Slash for the performance, donning the Guns N’ Roses guitarist’s signature glasses and black top hat.Willcox rocked out in front of a sign which read “Fripps my Slash” as he played the 1991 track, while the pair looked windswept with the help of a makeshift wind machine.Watch the new ‘Sunday Lunch’ cover below.Earlier this month, the couple kicked off 2024 with a cover of KISS’ ‘Lick It Up’.Other recent highlights include a cover of Bon Jovi’s ‘You Give Love A Bad Name’, The Black Keys‘ ‘Lonely Boy’, and Richard Berry’s ‘Have Love, Will Travel’.Last year, the pair brought their viral lockdown concept to the live stage at Glastonbury, where they performed David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’.They reflected on the success of their series backstage with NME, sharing that the response “did surprise us”.“We were going for about eight months and it was growing and growing and growing,” Willcox said. “It started with one very simple post: 28 seconds of us jiving.
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Madonna, 64, appears youthful as ever in gothic-inspired outfit
Madonna showed off her youthful visage once again on Thursday as she posed for a gothic snap to promote her upcoming The Celebration Tour.The pop icon, 64, who will kick off her world tour on July 15th in Vancouver - displayed her line-free complexion with a heavy coating of make-up, including metallic shadow, rosy blush and pink lipstick.The Like A Prayer hitmaker flaunted her ample cleavage in a monochrome lace corset, which revealed a hint of her toned midriff, paired with an elegant black jacket.She teamed this with chic black trousers and chunky diamond necklaces.Her tresses were styled in soft waves and she struck a sultry pose on the bed, in the post captioned: 'What songs should I play on the Celebration Tour?' Vampiric: Madonna showed off her youthful visage once again on Thursday as she posed for a gothic snap to promote her upcoming The Celebration TourShe also posted snaps of her writing out a set list with hits including Crazy For You, Like A Prayer and Papa Don't Preach making the cut.It comes amid an 'overwhelming' demand for tickets to see the bonafide Queen Of Pop, with a reported 600,000 sold. Over the past two weeks, Madonna has added more dates in major cities like Los Angeles, New York and London which will extend the tour into 2024. This is an ambitious feat for the legendary songstress, whose last tour came to an abrupt end following 'multiple injuries' as well as the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.In total, 14 of 79 dates were canceled, including the final shows in Paris, France, which she described as 'a kind of punishment for me' due to her love of touring.This go around, Madonna isn't letting anything stand in her way as she prepares to make stop-offs in the English capital and more than 30
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